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/Sounds like "BYET" (as in "bye")/

Meaning

Provocative content specifically designed to generate reactions, arguments, and fights on the internet. It's posted so you fall for it and respond angrily.

Examples

Don't reply, it's pure bait to make you mad.

He fell for the bait and got into a fight with half of Twitter.

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Regional synonyms

A close-minded, inflexible person who refuses to consider new ideas or different ways of doing things. The cuadrado always has the same answer: no. In Mexico and Colombia the term describes someone stuck in their own rigid worldview with no room for creativity or compromise.